Sun Solaris version 7
Accessing the Configuration repository
To obtain any configuration files specific to the Solaris platform
the configuration repository must first be made available. To do this
carry out the following steps
a) Create a mount point using the command
“mkdir /export/home/unixcfg”
b) Add an entry into the file /etc/vfstab as shown below
mainfileserver.domain.local:/unixcfg - /export/home/unixcfg nfs - yes rw,soft,bg,intr
c) Issue the command “mount –a” which should mount
the new file system entry added in the previous step. You can ignore
messages pertaining to filesystems that are already mounted
d) You should now be able “cd” to the /export/home/unixcfg/ directory to recover any configuration files referenced in the rest of these instructions.
NIS configuration
a) Log in to the Solaris 7 system as root and in a terminal window issue the commands in the following steps.
b) Enter “domainname domain.local”
c) Edit the file “/etc/hosts” and add an entry for the NIS server cart
#
# Internet host table#
127.0.0.1 Localhost
10.133.54.209 sun450 loghost
10.133.54.186 pdc.domain.local
d) Enter the command “ypinit –c” and respond as shown in the example below:
Nameservice switch configuration
Solaris 7 uses the /etc/nsswitch.conf file to control name
service lookups. It is necessary to use a group1 specific version of
this file as detailed below.
c) Copy the name service configuration file
(nsswitch.conf) into the /etc directory from the Redhat directory of
the configuration file repository
Set up main file server “/export/home/users” NFS mount
The /home/users area is an NFS mount which contains the
home directory for virtually all users. This is set up as shown
below
a) Create the /export/home/users mountpoint using the
command “mkdir /export/home/users” Note that any
“local” contents of the directory
“/export/home/users” will not be visible once this file
system is mounted. Therefore check that
“/export/home/users” contains no data at this time. If it
does take steps to preserve or delete it.
b) Add an entry into the file /etc/vfstab as shown below
mainfileserver.domain.local:/users - /export/home/users nfs - yes rw,soft,bg,intr
c) Issue the command “mount –a” which
should mount the new file system entry added in the previous step. You
can ignore messages pertaining to filesystems that are already
mounted
d) You should now be able “cd” to the
/export/home/users directory. The individual user directories should be
visible 7.8.5 Set up main file server “/export/home/group1”
NFS mount
Several key directories are mapped to the “U” drive on the
NAS server. To enable their use it is necessary to map the NAS server
“U” drive to the “/export/home/hg1” NFS mounted
filesystem as shown below
a) Create the /export/home/hg1 mountpoint using the command “mkdir /export/home/hg1”
b) Add an entry into the file /etc/vfstab as shown below
mainfileserver.domain.local:/homegroup1 - /home/hg1 nfs - yes rw,soft,bg,intr
c) Issue the command “mount –a” which
should mount the new file system entry added in the previous step. You
can ignore messages pertaining to filesystems that are already
mounted
d) Ensure that if the directory “/home/group1” exists that its contents are either unneeded or saved
e) Create a soft link for /home/group1 pointing to /home/hg1/ using a command of the form shown below
#ln –s /home/hg1/solaris7 /home/group1
f) You should now be able “cd” to the /home/group1 directory.
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